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Obituary for CARDENAS


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Thursday May 01, 2008

Jose Valdez Cardenas, 91, passed away Monday, April 28, 2008. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Rosa; children Gloria, Helen, Geraldine, John, James, Lucille, Nancy, Vincent, and Marie; 17 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by sons, Joe, Jr., Mario and Daniel. Joe served in both the US Navy and retired from the US Air Force; serving in WWII, the Korean Conflict, and Vietnam. He retired from Civil Service, Kirtland Air Force Base. Mass of the Resurrection will be Thursday, May 1, 2008, 9:00 a.m. at Shrine of St. Bernadette, 11401 Indian School Road, NE. Interment with full military honors will be at Santa Fe National Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, make memorial donations to Presbyterian Kaseman Hospice Inpatient Unit, Presbyterian Health Care Foundation, P. O. Box 26666, Albuquerque, NM 87125. He touched so many lives and he will be missed. French Mortuary, Inc. 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE. (505) 275-3500 www.frenchmortuary.com